Over 280 million people worldwide suffer from depression and 301 million people from anxiety disorders, while global suicide (up to 700,000 deaths per year) is a leading cause of death in young people. Mental health problems also have a big health socio-economic impact on societies. This is while\u00a0 mental disorders are the leading cause of years lived with disability, accounting for one in every six (15.6%) years lived with disability (YLD)s globally.<\/p>\n
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As regards the specific needs of children and young people, Icehearts Europe and Let\u2019s Talk About Children, target the improvement of mental health and wellbeing of young people. This action brings 21 Member States together and is supported by a financial contribution of EUR 5.4 million. Already before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 in 6 people in the EU suffered from mental health issues, at a cost of 4% of GDP. One out of every two individuals dealing with a mental health issue did not seek assistance from a professional. There is an unequal distribution of mental health problems between population groups, with depression being more prevalent among women and in population groups with lower income and education levels. Describing behavioral interventions within a prevention frame, which focuses not only on the immediate benefits of service delivery but also on how those benefits cascade across developmental pathways to avert negative outcomes across domains, has promise.<\/p>\n
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Some research showed an increase in treatment access as a result of the implementation of community-oriented policies . For example, many IHS California Behavioral Health Resources<\/a> of the HICs effectively closed down mental hospitals and successfully transferred patients to community-based mental health organizations by the 2000s. In the 1990s, the policy content of MLICs was further enriched, and every policy domain was mentioned by at least one or two countries, but without obvious focuses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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